Northwest High School - Viking Yearbook (Grand Island, NE)

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lead with 3:03 left in the game, 31-30. Northwest ' s Mindy Roby then managed to get a shot off inside after an offensive rebound which gave the Vik- ings the lead for good as they went on to win 32-31. ending the season with a 22-4 record. It took the efforts of twelve hard-working girls, and the inspiration of Coach Schultz and Coach Vertin to final ly make the dream of a State Championship a reality. Class B State Champs Julie Bauer, Chris Becker, Tracy Daberkow, Rhonda Grosch, Jodi Henrichson, Michelle Keeshan, Sara Klein, Nancy Mader, Sue Quandt, Mindy Roby, Donetta Shultz, Luey Shultz. Scores Minden North Bend Sidney 43-31 38-31 32-31 DONETTA SHULTZ brings the ball up court during state tournament action where she helped her team win the State Championship. MINDY ROBY looks to shoot the ball in the semi-finals of state. fVlindy put in the winning field goal in the finals of the tournament against Sidney. State Tournament 73

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Hard Work Makes Dream Reality The Girls ' Varsity Basketball squad captured the Class B State Title and brought home the Viking ' s second State Championship trophy of the year. The Lady Vikings took on the Minden Whippets in the first round of the tournament at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, fvlinden, a familiar foe for Northwest, was defeated by the Vikes 43-31. In the semi-finals the girls met up with undefeated North Bend. North Bend had been averaging sixty points per game until they met the ten- acious 1-3-1 defense of North- west. The final score saw Northwest defeat North Bend 38-31 and the Vikings were on their way to the finals of the State tournament. In the finals against Sidney, who also was averaging sixty points a game, the Vikings jumped out to an early first quarter lead, 10-0. But Sidney was persistent and began to close the gap on the Viking ' s advantage, finally taking the SUE QUANDT (32) goes against a North Bend defender and pulls down a rebound in second round action. THE VIKINGS celebrate reaching their ultimate goal — The Class B State Championship. THE LADY VIKES execute their tenacious 1-3-1 defense which al- lowed (ust 31 points from each opponent In the State Tournament, 72 State Tournament Sponsored by Booster Club

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Rough Start Ends With Victories Most people remember how a team does at the end of the season, not what it did when the season started. For the Lady Vikes, it was a tough start on a road that finally led to success in the state tournament. They lost two of the first three games: one to Kearney, who later became the Class A champ and one to rival, Aurora. The low point of the season came when the girls took a very disappointing loss to Lexington. Coach Barry Schultz feels that the early season losses helped empha- size the need for teamwork, whicf. was a big factor in the girls ' play at the state tour- nament. In December, the girls won the Holiday Tournament over Central Catholic. The Vikings were seeded seventh in the Conference Tournament but proved they were a much better ball team. They defeated Fair- bury, Columbus Lakeview, and York which put them into the CHRIS BECKER (34) GAINS CONTROL of a loose ball and looks for the fast break. RHONDA GROSCH TIPS THE BALL away from her opponent to grab the rebound. JULIE BAUER (31) sneaks through the York defense for an Inside shot during the conference tournament. 74 Varsity Girls Basketball